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Who in here wants a full, meaningful life? How does that happen? What does a human look like when they are fully alive, fully formed? Spoiler alert, we’re going to say it’s Jesus. But along the way, our psalm will teach us two practices that will give you an abundant life and form you into the complete…

The beginning of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount would have been a great encouragement to an oppressed people group who were not at the center of Roman Empire Life. I'm afraid we're too close to the empire to find His Words as comforting. Where should we go from here? LORD humble us to see how we might love our neighbors. This message was for the people, not to the empire. Jesus message reminds us of the Blessed and Cursed pronouncements of Israel as they were about to conquer the promised land. Jesus leads us into true blessedness as revealed by the character of those in His Kingdom. Recorded at Refuge TLH on Sunday, May 19, 2019.

This week Pastor Mike speaks on how to help the poor by understanding that we are called to serve them, not save them.

Luke 7:11-17 In life we struggle with physical issues as well as emotional issues of significance and value. In these moments of weakness, when we feel like we are sinking, it's important to remember God cares for you. In the message "God of the Helpless" we are reminded of how much God cares for us.

The next painting from ID Campbell's Gospel Sketchbook series is launched and Alastair talks about the Rich Man and Lazarus. The full video from WisemanFilms can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/tBsnTIA8GUc The full video from Wiseman Films can be found at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBsnTIA8GUc

What is envy? What are the problems with envy? How can we refrain from envy?

The way of Jesus, of His Kingdom, sets us free from the tyrrany of personal vendetta. We are free to forgive and love and help people who hurt us, who wound our pride, and who persecute us, who anger us. We are free to give away what we have knowing that God, who owns everything, is able to provide and protect and repay so that there will always be, in the end, justice, though we may see much injustice around us. God knows. Remember, while being hurt, Jesus neither fought back, nor ran away, rather he absorbed the hurt and forgave those responsible. The Spirit of Jesus is within all those who follow Him, trusting Him, those who've been born from above. LORD, help us to be different than we are. Recorded at Refuge TLH on Sunday, July 14, 2019.

How do the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 tell us how to prepare ourselves for entering the kingdom? Did Christ come to destroy the Old Law? How should we view the Old Testament?

Pastor Chuck starts a new sermon series about the “Sermon on the Mount”. He describes how Jesus uses “The Beatitudes” help to us redefine what God wants us to admire in the world. Pastor Chuck provides a unique concept for us to use the Beatitudes as “not the attitudes we should have, but the attitudes we should be.” This week, Pastor Chuck’s topic is “Blessed are the Poor in Spirit.” Pastor Chuck describes how being “blessed” is a continuous spiritual condition of spiritual prosperity (being rich in spirit), contentment, and satisfaction in your life, not a physical feeling or state of physical material possession. Pastor Chuck will explain “one who is ‘poor in spirit’ has humbly recognized they have a deep need for God because they know they lack His Holiness and have a need for His forgiveness, grace, and mercy, and need Him as a Savior.” Pastor Chuck encourages us to become more aware of our desperate everyday need for God and to invite Him into our lives more every day.

James 1:9-11 blows up the value of a big bank account. What should you do if your are poor? What should you do if your are rich?

By Pastor Glenn Pease A young girl from a very wealthy family decided to write a story about poor people for her assignment in school. Her story began like this: "Once upon a time there was a poor family. The father was poor, the mother was poor, the children were poor, the butler was poor, the chauffeur…

By Pastor Glenn Pease An old business man once spoke at his club and told of how he made an investment which brought him great dividends, but for which he did not have to pay a cent of taxes. One night as he closed his store he found a dirty boy of 12 crouched against the building trying to protect himself…

By Pastor Glenn Pease On a cold December night in 1959 blazing machine guns found their victim. Roger Toughy, a former member of Al Copone's gang, was shot down in front of his sister's house in Chicago. It was only 23 days after his release from prison. He knew too much about the underworld, and they…

Intro – I ran across a cartoon that shows an old man rocking in his chair accompanied by loud squeaks. After several futile attempts to get rid of the squeaks, the angry man gets his shotgun and blows the chair to smithereens. But as the man walks away, the squeaks are still there – in his knees! Jesus…

March 5, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org Psalm 30 is titled that it is for a dedication. The NKJV, KJV, and NAS all translate it as a dedication of the “House of David”. But the ESV and NIV clarify what house is being referred to, by…

By Pastor Glenn Pease One of the great paradoxes of life is the fact that the poor can be richer than the rich. Poverty is no necessary hindrance to being wealthy. Wealth, on the other hand, is no guarantee of being truly rich. Even rich Christians are often not rich just because they have wealth. Charles…